The owner of a state-licensed home for disabled adults in Bloomsbury and a former government caseworker were sentenced [Feb 3rd] to three years in state prison in connection with the neglect of three women who had been under their care, including two who later died.The owner, Debra Sloan, 57, and the former caseworker from the state Department of Human Services, Bridget Grimes, 55, of Phillipsburg, pleaded guilty last year to neglect of a disabled person and theft, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Grimes also pleaded guilty to official misconduct.
It was the first time in recent history that a department caseworker was held criminally liable for failing to provide proper care, the department said.
From 2002 to 2008, Sloan and Grimes were responsible for the care of the three women — Tara O’Leary, Erin Germaine and Lydia Joy Perry — who court records show suffered from serious neglect.
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Hunterdon County Caretakers Sentenced to 3 Years in State Prison After 2 Women Died From Neglect
3 years isn't enough, but it's something and I'm glad to at least see something.
ReplyDeleteIs'nt this the case where the Hunterdon county prosecutor was the attorney of the preps before becoming the Hunterdon county prosecutor under Christie ....... I believe Mr. Kearns stated the abuse was not not abuse.
ReplyDeleteThis trial should of been out of the county.
Mr. Kearns is a predator himself look up the Matthew G. Taylor Guardianship .... Mr. Kearns should of been disbarred
It's a horrific case.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting about the former relationship of the prosecutor, Anonymous.
Guardianship has become a major ripoff!
ReplyDeleteThis is a case that should never be forgotten. It turns my stomach.
ReplyDeleteI am interested in hearing more about the Matthew G Taylor case. Where can I go to find out more?
ReplyDeleteThanks!